Your child may also say they have been learning some new sounds these are set two sounds which your child will move onto when they are confident with their set 1 sounds.

Please can you continue to encourage and help your child to write their own name.

Maths

This week we have been looking at number lines. The children have been counting on or back from a given number.

Next week we will be looking at estimation over weekend you can try estimating sweets, cars ect.

Come and see

This week we have been discovering what a celebration is and how people celebrate. This a great time for you to share photos or memories with your child about celebrations you have enjoyed as a family.

Gruffalo

We found the gruffalo

This is our log pile house

I tried writing Grufflalo!

We flew like an owl

We hid in our underground house

I made a mask.

Friday 23/11/18 - Maths

Hard at work

I need 1 more to make 10

I made 20

I needed 10.

Friday 23rd November

School Jotter

Please download the free school jotter app from the app store. The app will make it easier for you to access the school website and you will receive notification.

Phonics

This week we have been looking at sh as in shop, r as in rug and J as in jam. The children have really enjoyed playing I spy this week, which is a great phonics game to play with the whole family.

Please remember to share your wonderful ideas and triumphs on tapestry. We love to see what you have been busy doing.

Maths

In Maths next week we are looking at addition. We will spend time focusing on how = means equal to.

So rather than children seeing a sum e.g. 5+1 = 6. It is important for them to understand the quantity is the same each side. Use vocabulary related to addition this weekend around your child, e.g. If you are putting out cutlery for dinner how many forks do you have altogether?

Come and see

We are looking at birthdays in preparation for Jesus birthday. It would be great if the children can bring in photos of their own past birthdays for display in the classroom.

Friday 23/11/18 JJJJJJJ.......Jelly!!!

Jelly Mountain

It was so sticky!

We found some sounds

To help us write words

Thursday 22/11/18 -Panto

We had a visit from our local fire station. We listened about keeping safe around fire and hot objects in the home. We all know the important number to ring if we need help from an emergency service. 24/9/18

ROBINS

Please continue to support your child with their reading and writing at home. Practise the sounds they have previously learnt. Can they think of any words with the sounds below?

ay May I Play?, ee What can you see? , igh Fly high , ow Blow the snow, oo Poo at the zoo , oo Look at a book , ar Start the car , or Shut the door , air That’s not fair , ir Whirl and twirl , ou Shout it out , oy Toy for a boy.

Maths

In Maths this week we have been looking at money. Discuss with your child what we use money for? What material is it made of? What shape and colour is it? Can you talk about how much an item costs?

We have paid particular attention to 1p 2p and 5p.

Homework

Please see homework attached in folders.

Forest School

Robins will be going on Tuesdays.

Sparrows will be going on Wednesdays.

Children need to arrive to school dressed in suitable forest exploring clothes.

Your child will either be going in the morning or afternoon for their session and transportation will be included.

The children are now in their new Phonic Groups and are working hard to segment and blend. They are also learning Set 2 sounds. Please support them at home with this.

ay May I Play?, ee What can you see? , igh Fly high , ow Blow the snow, oo Poo at the zoo , oo Look at a book , ar Start the car , or Shut the door , air That’s not fair , ir Whirl and twirl , ou Shout it out , oy Toy for a boy.

Encourage your child to write the sounds in various ways e.g. use chalk outside, can they make the letter shapes with paint? Can they write them in foam?

Maths

In Maths this week we have been focusing on doubling. E.g if I have 1 spoon and it is doubled I now have 2. Can your child double the number of people and cutlery at the dinner table? Can they double how many apples are in the fruit bowl? If they spot a plane flying past can they double it?

Forest School

Robins will be going on Tuesdays.

Sparrows will be going on Wednesdays.

Children need to arrive to school dressed in suitable forest exploring clothes.

Your child will either be going in the morning or afternoon for their session and transportation will be included.

After our 2d investigation some children noticed 3D solid shapes had 2d faces. We investigated this further by finding everyday solid objects and looking for similarities and differences then wrote down our findings. We came across some shapes we have never seen before.

We were revising 2d shapes today. During our shape hunt we talked about the properties of 2d shapes and had a discussion about our woodwork bench. We had to measure each side to confirm whether it was a rectangle or square. Lots of investigation! Fantastic Robins.

We have been busy celebrating Chinese New Year. We made some brilliant dragon masks and tried our own dragon dance. We made paper lanterns and listened to the 'Chinese Zodiac'story and used ordinal numbers to explain position.

We are really enjoying playing a game of snakes and ladders. We roll the dice and count on how many steps we can move. Lots of our friends want to join in to, we can all take turns and help each other.

We have been very busy estimating. We estimated how many objects would fit in our shoes! We recorded our estimation then checked by counting how many were actually there. Some of us were very close with our estimations!

We have been exploring measurement. Children decided to compare animals by height, measure their own towers using our height chart and even place pictures and objects in height/size order. We can say which is, taller, shorter, fat, thin, small, large and compare. Some of us can even measure using a ruler!

The Children had a great time at Barleylands. We made gingerbread snowmen! Counting 2 eyes and 3 buttons. We saw some birds of prey and found out what food they ate. We looked at some reptiles, fed some animals, completed an obstacle course, had a bumpy tractor ride and had a visit from someone very special. What a fun packed day. The robins would love to go again.

The Children have worked very hard this week learning new letters, we practice the sound and begin to blend to help us read words. We can independently select phonics activities such as writing on clipboards, foam letters, reading, using chalk, writing in our books.